Sectional garment-form.



E LEVIN SECTIONAL GARMENT roam. APPLICATIO N FILED NOV. 18, $91 4.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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E. LEVIN.

SECTIONAL GARMENT FORM.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18, 1914.

1,160,420. Patented N0,.16,1915.

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sach ts; Mart ans-r m ToaZZ whom itmag concern: I I U Be it known that 1,} ED ARD Lnvrmva subject of the Czar of Russia-,residing at Brooklyn, Kin-gs county, Stateof New York, have invented certain new! and useful Improvements in Sectional:Garment-Forms, of which the following is full, clear, and exact description: y

This invention relates to, an improvement in garment-forms, but moreparticularly to that class of garment-forins consi'sting'of a plurality of; adj us'tably connected sections.

G'neof theobjects of this invention is to provide a sectional garment-forrn with-ad jiistable connections arranged for -'convenient manipulation exterior'ly of the form so that it will not be necessary to placethe hands within the form whenit is- 'iecessaryto adjust the sections relat ively to'each other-i To carry outthe object oftlieinvention', I provide each section with'a cut out portion; alining' one with the other, whereby a substantially rectangular or other shap'e,d*'opening is provided within which I" locate aliandwheel bymeans of which the adjusting devices can be manipulatedl- Other]ieatures 'ofgimprovement will hereinafter appear. a

To the foregoing and other endsjniy in vention is directed and Iwill now proceed to describe and finally clair'nthenovel "features thereof, referencebeing had to the accoin panyin'g drawings, forming" part" hereof, wherein Figure 1 is a front view of a garmentforin embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a side view of the form, the standard being omitted; Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view, the section being taken on a line 38 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4; is an enlarged sectional detail view, partly in elevation, of the upper endof the standard, a portion of the form being also shown, the section being taken on a line 4-4: in Fig. 5; Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view thereof, the section being taken on a line 55 in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view, the section be ing taken on a line 6-6 in Fig. 1.

As herein embodied,a garment-form to which my invention is applied is indicated by A, the same consisting of a plurality of bust-sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, and a plurality of hip-sections 5, 6, 7 and 8. In this instance, the form is split vertically at the front, sides and back, and horizontally at the waist line.

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rotatable threaded spindle} 10,"by which means the bust and hip. portionsare sepa p rated toalter the l'engthlof' the iwaisti I il oadjust'ably support the bust portion at the neck region; lprovideeach bust sectlo'n 1 2, 3 and 4 with anadjusting plate 11 shdably engaging a gu'ide'way 12 in a plate 13, rotatablyfiinounted on the spindle 1'0:

In other words, thespindle 10 passes loosely through the plate 13- The plate13'qrests upon a collar 14* carried by the spindle 10. The spindlelO also carries a threaded sleeve la whicli carries an operating-wheel 15 for the thrust-plate between which ans-are plates 11 is located a pad 17' of leather, rub;v her or the like. The sleeve14 'is s'ecured'to the spindle 10 byja pin 18 To rotateithe spindle 10, 1 provide the same with a wheel 1 9-.

To causethe spindlemflto move-Tough tudinally' "of the ti bular member 9&to as:

just the length of the waistfl provideithe upper endof the standard ember 9"with" a thre'adedlnut 20, which is engagedby the threads on. the'spiadie 10f: i

For the purpose of adjustihgthebust and hip-sections;toward "or away fromjea'eh a other, I *providb eacli ofsaid sections was pivotally securedbracket 21. The brackets 21ers; arranged in setsfoneon eaehsectidn aadin alineInent, one bracket in each set being provided with a right-hand thread. the other with a left-hand thread.

To cooperate with the brackets 21, I provide each set with a spindle 22 having right and left threads to engage the threads in the brackets 21. Each spindle 22 is provided with a handwheel 23, by which means the spindle is rotated. When the spindles 22 are rotated, the sections of the form will be adjusted either toward or away from each other according to the direction of rotation of the handwheel.

During the adjustment of the bust-sections, the plates 11 will correspondingly slide in the guideways 12, and when the bust-sections have been adjusted the lockwheel will be manipulated to force the pad 17 against the plates 11, thereby locking them in position. When the hip sections are adjusted, they will swing upon the links 24 which connect them to the plate 25 on the standard member 9.

As can be seeninFigs. 1 and 2,'eachforrn section is provided with alined cut out po'rformythis being apparent \Vithmy improved adjustable connections, .I am en-i abled to obtain a degree of'adjustment of great nicety in a convenient and speedymannerby manipulation of thehandwheels 23.

, Itshould be noted that although the brackets-.21 are pivotally secured to the formsections, the connection is none the less made sufficiently rigid to prevent abbling of the brackets; and that by reason of this pivotal connection, the form-sections may be 'openedup angularly or in V-llke positions; if the brackets 21 were rigidly connected to the form-sections; such angular adjustments would be impracticable.

Having now described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: j I

1. In combination with an adjustable sectional garment-form,a standard therefor, a plate carreid by each bust section, means carriedby the standard slidably engaging said plates, means to lock said plates against movement, brackets pivotally secured to contiguous sections, spindles connecting said brackets on contiguous sections provided with right and left hand threads, and means operable exteriorly of the form to rotate said spindles.

2. In combination with the sections of an adjustable sectional garment-form, a pivotally secured bracket carried by each section located inalinement one with the other,

one of said brackets being provided with 2.

Copies ofthis patent may be obtained for is not l right hand thread, the other. with a left hand thread, a spindle provided with right .and'left hand threads engaging said brackets, and'a handwheel carried by the spindle. 3. Ina sectional garment-form, contiguou s'sections being provided with alined cutout portions to form an opening, a threaded spindle extending across said opening, a handwheel carried by the spindle and located adjacent said opening, and means pivotally secured to the sections engaging the threads on, said spindle,-

41 In combination with the sections of an adjustable garment-form, brackets pivotally secured to contiguous sections, the brackets being in substantial alinement, a spindle connecting, sa'idbrackets, and means to operate the spindle wherebyto cause the brack ets and connected; sections to be drawn toward oraway from each other. 5. In combination with an adjustable sectional garment-form, bust-sections having neck-portions, a standard therefor, a spindle, a platerotatably mounted on said spindle and provided with; guideways, adjusting platesconnected to the neck portions of said bust-sections and slidably engaging said guideways, a thrust-plate carried by said spindle, a threaded sleeve secured to the spindle, said sleeve being provided with an operating-wheel, a pad located between the thrust-plateand said adjusting plates, and a hand-wheel to rotate the spindle.

Signed at New York city, N. Y., this 14 WVitnesses: I

MAURICE BLooK, MA SHLIvEK.

five cents each, by addressing'ithe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0; 

